New York Mets Caps History
Having lost both NL teams to the west coast in 1958, New York returns to the NL in 1962. Somehow the scheme of Dodger blue and Giants orange along with the Giants logo works perfectly for the Mets.
1962-64
The first Mets caps have the same wide thin logo as the 1955-57 New York Giants.
Tim McAuliffe/KM Pro
1965-76
The logo gets a bit thicker and narrower. Both McAuliffe and New Era caps used. The New Era logo is thicker.
New Era
This New Era cap with 7 stitch rows was actually made for them by KM/Leslie.
Tim McAuliffe/KM Pro
New Era
New Era caps are used, but the logo isn't very good, so I don't think they were used much.
KM Pro
As Tim McAuliffe closed in 1969, KM Pro tags appeared.
New Era
To celebrate baseball's 100th anniversary in 1976, the Mets use pillbox caps made by New Era (with an awful logo) for several games.
1977-82
The Mets use caps from a variety of cap makers. Devon and Roman caps have the thinner, wider logo.
New Era
This is a New Era cap from leftover KM Pro stock.
Devon
Roman Pro
New Era
1983-86
By 1983 New Era caps are used exclusively through 1986. The MLB tag was added inside the cap in 1981.
New Era
Sports Specialties
The Mets primarily wear Sports Specialties caps 1986-1993.
1986-96
Grey undervisors are first used in the 1986 World Series. The cap color turns a lighter shade of blue.
New Era
Sports Specialties
New Era
Not sure if the team wore New Era at the same time as Sports Specialties, but this is the New Era 1992 cap.
Raised embroidery appears in 1996.
1997
Cap buttons turn orange in 1997. The Mets add an alternate white cap with a blue brim and blue NY outlined in orange, used only in 1997 (sarcastically called the "Ice Cream" hat - with blue vent holes, it even has sprinkles).
New Era
1998
White alternate cap is dropped. The Black era begins. The Mets add black drop shadows to the jerseys, black undershirts, and an alternate black jersey. The blue cap is relegated to home alternate status as a black cap with blue brim becomes the home/road cap.
New Era
1999-2006
The Mets add an alternate all-black cap for use with black alternate jerseys.
New Era
2000. The all-blue cap becomes the main home cap. The black/blue cap remains the road/alternate home cap. The black cap is still worn with black alternate jerseys.
2007-11
The Mets debut polyester caps with black underbrims.
New Era
2012
In step one of ditching black, and for their 50th anniversary, the Mets eliminate black as an accent color and retire the black/blue road/alternate cap. The black road alternate jersey and all-black cap remain for one final season.
New Era
2013
To the great relief of Mets fans (and even non-Mets fans) everywhere, the black alternate cap and black road jersey disappear, ending the black era once and for all. But, probably feeling like they have hardly anything left to wear, the Mets debut 2 new blue alternate jerseys and a new alternate cap.
New Era
2014
Camo becomes an official alternate for military appreciate days.
New Era
2015
New road cap added, and unfortunately it's the Diamond Era "high tech lightweight performance diamond textured fabric". The orange-billed cap is now a home alternate.
New Era
2016-present
Camo cap dropped, and a lighter blue alternate is added with the new 1986 throwback home alternate.
New Era
